Soaring Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #461a17 |
| Complementary Color | #e7bcb9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soaring Sky Color. The Pale Beryl color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Stream (#95cdd8) for more calm effect. Try Foaming Surf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7bcb9 is the best complementary color to Soaring Sky. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9e5e8 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Blue are #b9e7d3 and #b9cde7. Thus found on the left and right of #b9e5e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Soaring Sky.
The split-complementary Soaring Sky palette consists of #e7d3b9 and #e7b9cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7bcb9). Try Double Spanish White and Melanie colors in combination with #b9e5e8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b9e5e8 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soaring Sky. Thus Fall Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soaring Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9e5e8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soaring Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e7bcb9) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7b9e4 and #b9e7bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9e5e8 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Soaring Sky has a hue angle of 183.83°, a saturation of 50.54% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9e5e8 is made of 18.43% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b9e5e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,229,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 1.18, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(183.83,50.54%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.83,20.26%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.0547,-13.5033,-6.1668) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5924,72.1791,86.9769) |